But they’re so stinking cute! 😊 Your prickly pear just might come out the better for it as new growth sprouts up. We have these where I live (though they’re a low nuisance invasive). They pop up in random fields here and there and are pretty hard to eradicate if conditions are favorable. Luckily the climate keeps them in check. Though the javelinas seem a more adorable option than using a shovel and hoe.
They are so social and profoundly engaged with one another. It's so hard not to anthropomorphize.... The scene is beautiful and gives us insight to their wonderful loving interactions. Thanks for the insights through your great photography.
We have javelinas running all over Tucson as they're a protected species. I live in a mobile home park near Swan/Grant in Tucson and they raise a lot of havoc here, as they butt their heads against the skirting of the trailers and take up residence there. I leash walk my ferret at night and my ferret just chases them away, javelinas seem to be afraid of ferrets.
Nobody has to protect javelinas. Their hide is tough. You can't even spear one. What everyone does, and you should know this, is wears masks and yells at night. This makes them leave.
Stefan George played his music around Tucson from the 1970's until his death in 2015, at the age of 62. On any given day, he could be found settled on a folding chair, any where from the Farmers Market to the music store, From the Folk Festival to the Street Fair,
One of the best players/writers so far as i can tell concerning this genre. Thanks for sharing this! So sad that he's not "alive" like so many others. Seems that he used open G for most of his slide stuff . . .
